Car Stuff

  • Cars & Coffee in Cary, NC

    Last weekend was a familiar sight to many in the Raleigh area as car owners started packing the parking lots in Cary at a shopping center known as Waverly Place.  Cars were arriving as early as 7:30 and different areas… Continue reading

    Cars & Coffee in Cary, NC
  • Tuesday Night Car Show

    It’s a summer tradition on Cape Cod – the Tuesday night get-together of car lovers by the Sham –Rods at the Bourne Technical School.   People from all over the area start arriving about 4:00 pm and continue to arrive… Continue reading

    Tuesday Night Car Show
  • The Ultimate Barn Find

    I saw this on Yahoo News and just had to make sure you knew about it: Vintage Chevy auction to deal in low-mileage gems Continue reading

  • Those Things You find on the Side of the Road

    In the miles and miles of driving around the US this summer here are some examples of what I found on the side of the road: Continue reading

    Those Things You find on the Side of the Road
  • Ypsilanti’s Automotive Heritage Museum

    Dare you to say that three times fast. The P71 prowled around the neighborhood in Michigan until we came to the intersection where this museum sits.  What a great looking place it is, too.  The inside has a really nice… Continue reading

    Ypsilanti’s Automotive Heritage Museum
  • A Visit with Ford–Dearborn, MI

    The P71 purred its way north to Dearborn.  I was looking forward to this opportunity to meet with an engineer or two at the Ford Product Development Center.  I have been to that neighborhood as an Autoweek Fantasy Camp member… Continue reading

    A Visit with Ford–Dearborn, MI
  • Dashcams

    One of the items that I added to the P71 was a dashcam so that I would have a record of what other drivers were doing in front of me.  fortunately nothing all that exciting occurred, but in Russia it… Continue reading

    Dashcams
  • Who’s Driving – Revisited

    Back in 2010 I wrote about the emerging capability of hackers to get control of your car.  well here is a video of just what could happen given current capabilities three years later.  Sure the dash was torn apart and… Continue reading

  • Bowling Green– wait for it–Ohio

    Yes I know all you Corvette fans will be disappointed, but I just had to visit Snook’s Dream Cars in Bowling Green, Ohio. I mean, look at this place!  Its like going back in time, only better.  The entry to… Continue reading

    Bowling Green– wait for it–Ohio
  • Hey, What’s that stuff in my oil?

    It was a nice clear Indiana morning as I drove toward Fort Wayne. The sun was working its way up in the east and the road was clear ahead. There was a crop duster plane doing its thing in the… Continue reading

    Hey, What’s that stuff in my oil?